GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plait | pleat |
| aptitude | inclination |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| dynamo | generator |
| pedagogue | teacher |